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nearly one half Of the Union. Mr.
Buchanan took his seat March 4,
1887, and among the most memora-
bic acts Of his admin i5tratlOn Was the
overthrow of the Missouri COmpro-
mise by the Supreme Court III de
Gliding the Dread Scott case. The
Missouri Compromise which wastho
0rioon. and work of Senator Henry
Clay, in 1920, prohibited slavery
north Of latitude 36 deg. 30, but the
democratic leaders regarded 1t as
one of he doctrines of the party to
make slavery national, ana Chei
Justice Tancv said: "a negro has
no rights white man IS bound to
respect" T..
stephen A. Douglas held that It
was the rights Of the white people OF
any territory to hold slaves If desl-
rable. G[r. Lincoln held that there
is no law for slavery in the terrific
RES, and no power to enact one, ana
congress is bound to prohibit II III, /.
or exclude It from, every federal tef- !
ritory." This was the status OF the !
two great political parties OF the
United States upon the question: oi
slavery. Tie democratic party was
led By Mr.. Doug las, and the repnb-
lican party by Mr.. Lincoln, who was
more than q match for Mr. Douglas
in debate. Mr. Lincoln was noml-
mated fo1 the Presidency IN lo6O, 10y
} the republican party ON a platform
which was opposed to the "6xtentlon
Of slavery" He was elected and
/ took his seat March 4, 1861. The
t South seeded, and fired upon Fort
e Sumpter, which was accepted by the
+ North as the tosin of war, and so 1t
9 proved. From April 1861, to Aprll,
t 1867, a most terrific war was Wagedd
, for the preservation Of ihe Union.
+ Il was not the purpose OF Mr. IIlna
e coin to destroy slavery, but to pre-.
!. Vent its spread to other, and new
q territories Tor he said IN hls letter
70 N, Greedy My purpose IS &c
. save the Union. II can save Il
,o vithott lreeing the slaves Will DO 1t
+ II 4 save il by freeing part o. tbs
N slaves, will do that, But 1t nap
. pened that the war for the Cmon
re ike the wax for independence, coul(
II not be won without the help Of tn
"A c0lored brother, Notwithstanding tn
q fact that many white men who Wer
rs onD0sed to the presence 0l colofe'
IN men in the Army, SAID "Inls is
a4 White mans war," and many whit
a. t,oOns threatened to lay down thel
m arms i colored men@were mustere
az INTO the service. ColOred men wei
ed mustered INTO the Union Army SPIT
nv oi their protests. Tins IS the claf
ON Of men WHO came home after Il
}ih war, and told chow hard they iougl
no for the Negro. 49,.
M could rot favorable to the 9nlo
,fr, Without the help OF the colord sc
tie dierr, answer it, by giving You t
r words OF Mr.. Lincoln i'll ms letter
/, ! Mr. Greedy, and nov hear hlm
H. [ra;n And luther declare al
~; MAKE known, that such perso
lneanmg tile cc.ored people? o. 7u
aim able condition, vii be received Il
en- 2lr, The armed service OF the Unit
~ ~ STotpe and upon Il
2fs j,;s act believed to be an act of JUST
-, -. warranted by the constitution up
! ND nd military necessity, invoke the G.
men r siderate judgment of manklnd1 a
- - - !" tie gracious favor Of Almighty Go
Il Ia, RI was O. military necessity" VII
i,,rs t1l led TO The abolition OF slavery IN
United States, and ii 1t had been 7
! o-o ihle to save the Union without
1o1fb Instruction OF slavery, ltiwould II
;nis. been done
-5a5t9 6s9 When Moses saw that he &C
~, ,,,e,, not prevail against the kgyp'
- lllTt Shareholders, he held ZIP hls a
o s'1r and called Tor help, and Aron,
90 10 the rescue and supported u
+a,h consequently the Egyptian 81;
ond holders were overcome. When
80 o." Lincoln saw that he could not
80 49, = vail over the American slave-hoI
,,;,oJ. -, he issued the Emancipation
,-a-eJ clamation. and called for help,
w." .e tho black man became his j
a,-N3 80 Not one Of them had busme'
'aIa~i ,,l,Q Gambia at that time, az was the
. IN. with some other people Of "A
aa1m could tell you but every man
1. 80 = hv the flag, by whith our tai
.arorv stood i'll the Revolution.
i IL ,,tcr ~ have already demonstrate
Gn-Ia ,:,,- v1Q how firmly wo stood by tA9,
" ernment in the war ot II - ana
f.,tsa and when / shall have shown
! H. W. did ir the war of the heb
j IL, you viii doubtless agree VII
! ~ 81 that the eight million .oolorta
,o',..t s'1rH ple in The United States, oue
tcrIrd have representatives H. Cohl
- ~ ~ both from north and south. :,
I! -, 80 When We fought 10 secure z
= ! 'AiI fn- lean Independence, we dld not
1" 1, - - for north or south, hut for the
y - country. When We fought To
@ lou1 tain the stars and stripes, We
deno zen not for the North or South, bu
illn n1an ! whole conutry Hence we wa
! ,as eieo II North to know, that va are aN
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